Mahabharata 5.161: eka ṣaṣṭhyadhika śatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

5.161.1

saṃjaya uvāca |
ulūkasya vacaḥ śrutvā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
senāṃ niryāpayāmāsa dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamām || 1 ||

'Sanjaya said, 'Having listened to Uluka's words, Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, moved his army headed by Dhrishtadyumna and others. And that vast army commanded by Dhrishtadyumna, consisting of four kinds of forces, viz., foot-soldiers and elephants and cars and cavalry, terrible, and immovable like the earth herself, and guarded by mighty car-warriors led by Bhimasena and Arjuna, could be compared to the vast ocean lying in stillness. And at the head of that vast force was that mighty bowman, the prince of Panchalas, invincible in battle, viz., Dhrishtadyumna, desirous of obtaining Drona for his antagonist. And Dhrishtadyumna began to select combatants (from his own army) for pitting them against particular warriors of the hostile force. And he gave orders unto his car-warriors, suited to their strength and courage. And he pitted [paragraph continues] Arjuna against the Suta's son (Karna), Bhima against Duryodhana, Dhrishtaketu against Salya, Uttamaujas against Gautama's son (Kripa), Nakula against Kritavarman, Yuyudhana against the ruler of the Sindhus (Jayadratha). And he placed Sikhandin in the van, pitting him against Bhishma. And he urged Sahadeva against Sakuni, and Chekitana against Sala, and the five sons of Draupadi against the Trigartas. And he urged Subhadra's son (Abhimanyu) against Vrishasena (the son of Karna), and also against all the rest of the kings, for he regarded Abhimanyu as superior to Arjuna himself in battle. And distributing his warriors thus, individually and collectively, that mighty bowman, of the hue of blazing fire, kept Drona for his own share. And that leader of leaders of troops, the mighty and intelligent bowman Dhrishtadyumna, having arrayed his troops duly, waited for battle with a firm heart. And having arrayed the combatants, as indicated above, of the Pandavas, he waited, with collected mind, on the field for securing victory to the sons of Pandu.'"

5.161.2

padātinīṃ nāgavatīṃ rathinīmaśvavṛndinīm |
caturvidhabalāṃ bhīmāmakampyāṃ pṛthivīmiva || 2 ||

5.161.3

bhīmasenādibhirguptāṃ sārjunaiśca mahārathaiḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumnavaśāṃ durgāṃ sāgarastimitopamām || 3 ||

5.161.4

tasyāstvagre maheṣvāsaḥ pāñcālyo yuddhadurmadaḥ |
droṇaprepsuranīkāni dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ prakarṣati || 4 ||

5.161.5

yathābalaṃ yathotsāhaṃ rathinaḥ samupādiśat |
arjunaṃ sūtaputrāya bhīmaṃ duryodhanāya ca || 5 ||

5.161.6

aśvatthāmne ca nakulaṃ śaibyaṃ ca kṛtavarmaṇe |
saindhavāya ca vārṣṇeyaṃ yuyudhānamupādiśat || 6 ||

5.161.7

śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca bhīṣmāya pramukhe samakalpayat |
sahadevaṃ śakunaye cekitānaṃ śalāya ca || 7 ||

5.161.8

dhṛṣṭaketuṃ ca śalyāya gautamāyottamaujasam |
draupadeyāṃśca pañcabhyastrigartebhyaḥ samādiśat || 8 ||

5.161.9

vṛṣasenāya saubhadraṃ śeṣāṇāṃ ca mahīkṣitām |
samarthaṃ taṃ hi mene vai pārthādabhyadhikaṃ raṇe || 9 ||

5.161.10

evaṃ vibhajya yodhāṃstānpṛthakca saha caiva ha |
jvālāvarṇo maheṣvāso droṇamaṃśamakalpayat || 10 ||

5.161.11

dhṛṣṭadyumno maheṣvāsaḥ senāpatipatistataḥ |
vidhivadvyūhya medhāvī yuddhāya dhṛtamānasaḥ || 11 ||

5.161.12

yathādiṣṭānyanīkāni pāṇḍavānāmayojayat |
jayāya pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ yattastasthau raṇājire || 12 ||